[openib-general] 2.6.20: outstanding patches and issues

[Michael S. Tsirkin]

> Quoting Roland Dreier <rdreier at cisco.com>:
> Subject: Re: 2.6.20: outstanding patches and issues
> 
> 	fix_query_qp_in_reset.patch
> 
> will merge
> 
> 	ib_verbs_h_missing_kref.patch
> 
> does this actually fix any compilation problems?  if not I think it's
> better for 2.6.21.

2.6.21 then.

> 	mthca_0_fmr_page_fix.patch
> 
> already merged in my tree pending a pull, right?

Yes.

> 	Patch 5 of 5 is at v3, hope it's all good now.
> 
> you only listed 4...
> 
> 		mthca_1_merge_mr_fmr_on_64bit.patch
> 		mthca_2_fast_registration.patch
> 		mthca_3_alloc_consistent.patch
> 		mthca_4_dma_align_reserved_mtts.patch

Because I counted mthca_0_fmr_page_fix.patch

> still need review but I don't think they're appropriate for 2.6.20
> given how much they change some pretty key memory registration stuff.

Hmph. I was afraid you'd say this. The only reason I'm surprised is that
these do fix FMR on non-cache-coherent architectures - it's
a bug fix, not just a feature searies.  
And you did say (patches 1-2 are what was posted then):
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.drivers.openib/34184/match=patchv2+mthca+speed+memory+registration+filling+mtts+directly
"I think this still can go into 2.6.20 after -rc1 if we can get this fixed up."

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